First Trust Senior Loan ETF (FTSL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $46.08 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 08/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.42 -1.67 (-3.61%) As of 08/15/2025 04:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust Senior Loan ETF Short Interest DataFirst Trust Senior Loan ETF (FTSL) has a short interest of 145,600 shares. This marks a -1.15% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 303,602 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest145,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest147,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.15%Dollar Volume Sold Short$6.72 millionShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares51,950,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.28%Today's Trading Volume102,313 sharesAverage Trading Volume303,602 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average34% Short Selling First Trust Senior Loan ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Senior Loan ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFTSL Short Interest Over TimeFTSL Days to Cover Over TimeFTSL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Senior Loan ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2025145,600 shares $6.72 million -1.2%N/A0.5 $46.14 6/30/2025147,300 shares $6.76 million +42.0%0.3%0.5 $45.89 6/15/2025103,700 shares $4.76 million -3.5%0.2%0.3 $45.91 5/31/2025107,400 shares $4.92 million +85.5%0.2%0.3 $45.79 5/15/202557,900 shares $2.66 million -70.7%0.1%0.2 $45.96 4/30/2025197,500 shares $9.00 million +104.5%N/A0.6 $45.58 4/15/202596,600 shares $4.38 million -24.6%0.2%0.3 $45.37 3/31/2025128,100 shares $5.85 million -74.5%0.2%0.4 $45.65 3/15/2025502,600 shares $23.04 million +1,007.1%1.0%1.6 $45.85 2/28/202545,400 shares $2.09 million -60.0%0.1%0.1 $45.96 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FTSL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Senior Loan ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025113,500 shares $5.25 million -7.1%0.2%0.4 $46.27 1/31/2025122,200 shares $5.65 million -67.2%N/A0.4 $46.27 1/15/2025372,200 shares $17.27 million -62.0%N/A1.4 $46.41 12/31/2024978,900 shares $45.26 million +1,424.8%N/A3.6 $46.24 12/15/202464,200 shares $2.97 million +5.9%N/A0.2 $46.22 11/30/202460,600 shares $2.81 million -78.9%N/A0.2 $46.31 11/15/2024287,400 shares $13.32 million +190.6%N/A1 $46.36 10/31/202498,900 shares $4.54 million +104.3%N/A0.4 $45.92 10/15/202448,400 shares $2.24 million +0.6%N/A0.2 $46.20 9/30/202448,100 shares $2.21 million -31.7%N/A0.2 $45.89 9/15/202470,400 shares $3.24 million -13.0%N/A0.3 $46.09 8/31/202480,900 shares $3.72 million -40.2%N/A0.3 $45.94 8/15/2024135,300 shares $6.22 million -3.6%N/A0.5 $45.95 7/31/2024140,400 shares $6.46 million -17.6%N/A0.6 $46.01 7/15/2024170,400 shares $7.86 million +81.7%N/A0.7 $46.13 6/30/202493,800 shares $4.29 million +89.5%N/A0.4 $45.71 6/15/202449,500 shares $2.28 million -78.9%N/A0.2 $45.97 5/31/2024234,200 shares $10.78 million +203.0%N/A0.9 $46.03 5/15/202477,300 shares $3.58 million +87.6%N/A0.3 $46.33 4/30/202441,200 shares $1.89 million -77.4%N/A0.1 $45.95 4/15/2024181,900 shares $8.40 million +490.6%N/A0.6 $46.17 3/31/202430,800 shares $1.42 million -48.2%N/A0.1 $46.21 3/15/202459,500 shares $2.76 million -23.4%N/A0.2 $46.31 2/29/202477,700 shares $3.59 million +120.1%N/A0.2 $46.16 2/15/202435,300 shares $1.63 million +10.3%N/A0.1 $46.13 1/31/202432,000 shares $1.47 million -33.5%N/A0.1 $45.86 1/15/202448,100 shares $2.22 million +52.7%N/A0.1 $46.11 12/31/202331,500 shares $1.45 million -83.9%N/A0.1 $46.07 12/15/2023195,100 shares $9.01 million +693.1%N/A0.5 $46.16 11/30/202324,600 shares $1.12 million -87.4%N/A0.1 $45.719 AI Stocks Set to Soar Amid U.S.-China Trade Tensions (Ad)The escalating U.S.-China trade tensions are reshaping the AI landscape. 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This shift opens doors for U.S.-based AI companies poised to fill the gap.I've identified 9 under-the-radar AI stocks - get your copy today 11/15/2023195,200 shares $8.96 million +101.9%N/A0.6 $45.88 10/31/202396,700 shares $4.39 million -40.1%N/A0.3 $45.44 10/15/2023161,400 shares $7.38 million -72.0%N/A0.6 $45.71 9/30/2023576,500 shares $26.37 million +550.7%N/A2.2 $45.74 9/15/202388,600 shares $4.08 million -37.2%N/A0.3 $46.04 8/31/2023141,100 shares $6.46 million -10.9%N/A0.5 $45.77 8/15/2023158,400 shares $7.23 million -90.6%N/A0.6 $45.63 7/31/20231,680,000 shares $76.39 million +411.4%N/A5.7 $45.47 7/15/2023328,500 shares $14.97 million -58.4%N/A1 $45.57 6/30/2023790,000 shares $35.79 million +282.0%N/A2.3 $45.30 6/15/2023206,800 shares $9.37 million +62.3%N/A0.6 $45.32 5/31/2023127,400 shares $5.71 million +73.6%N/A0.3 $44.84 5/15/202373,400 shares $3.30 million +91.2%N/A0.2 $45.01 4/30/202338,400 shares $1.73 million +56.1%N/A0.1 $45.07 4/15/202324,600 shares $1.12 million +19.4%N/A0.1 $45.40 3/31/202320,600 shares $931.94 thousand -95.2%N/A0 $45.24 3/15/2023428,800 shares $19.26 million +791.5%N/A0.8 $44.91 2/28/202348,100 shares $2.18 million -34.4%N/A0.1 $45.41 2/15/202373,300 shares $3.36 million -96.9%N/A0.1 $45.79 1/31/20232,370,000 shares $108.00 million +333.0%N/A4 $45.57 1/15/2023547,300 shares $24.97 million +2,054.7%N/A0.9 $45.62 12/30/202225,400 shares $1.13 million -13.3%N/A0 $44.59 12/15/202229,300 shares $1.32 million -60.5%N/A0 $45.01 11/30/202274,200 shares $3.34 million -69.3%N/A0.1 $45.06 11/15/2022242,000 shares $10.97 million +595.4%N/A0.4 $45.34 10/31/202234,800 shares $1.56 million -8.4%N/A0.1 $44.73 10/15/202238,000 shares $1.68 million No ChangeN/A0.1 $44.31 9/30/2022106,400 shares $4.69 million +158.3%N/A0.1 $44.07 9/15/202241,200 shares $1.87 million -11.0%N/A0.1 $45.31 8/31/202246,300 shares $2.10 million -74.6%N/A0.1 $45.46 8/15/2022182,600 shares $8.46 million -33.9%N/A0.2 $46.31 7/31/2022276,100 shares $12.50 million +30.0%N/A0.3 $45.27 7/15/2022212,400 shares $9.43 million -80.5%N/A0.2 $44.38 6/30/20221,090,000 shares $48.07 million +2,333.0%N/A1.3 $44.10 6/15/202244,800 shares $2.01 million -33.0%N/A0.1 $44.84 5/31/202266,900 shares $3.03 million -61.5%N/A0.1 $45.26 5/15/2022173,900 shares $7.93 million -66.1%N/A0.2 $45.62 4/30/2022512,900 shares $24.11 million +74.9%N/A0.6 $47.00 4/15/2022293,300 shares $13.90 million -45.2%N/A0.3 $47.40 3/31/2022535,000 shares $25.17 million +65.6%N/A0.6 $47.05 3/15/2022323,100 shares $15.03 million -4.8%N/A0.4 $46.53 2/28/2022339,200 shares $16.06 million -33.7%N/A0.4 $47.36 2/15/2022511,600 shares $24.34 million +19.8%N/A0.6 $47.58 1/31/2022427,100 shares $20.40 million -4.8%N/A0.6 $47.76 1/15/2022448,800 shares $21.56 million +3.4%N/A0.7 $48.05 12/31/2021434,100 shares $20.80 million +216.6%N/A0.8 $47.92 12/15/2021137,100 shares $6.56 million +141.8%N/A0.3 $47.84 11/30/202156,700 shares $2.69 million -84.4%N/A0.1 $47.49 11/15/2021364,200 shares $17.47 million -45.7%N/A0.9 $47.96 10/29/2021670,200 shares $32.08 million +28.6%N/A1.6 $47.879 AI Stocks Set to Soar Amid U.S.-China Trade Tensions (Ad)The escalating U.S.-China trade tensions are reshaping the AI landscape. 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Short interest is the volume of First Trust Senior Loan ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 145,600 shares of FTSL short. Learn More on First Trust Senior Loan ETF's current short interest. Is First Trust Senior Loan ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Senior Loan ETF saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 145,600 shares, a drop of 1.2% from the previous total of 147,300 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does First Trust Senior Loan ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Senior Loan ETF: VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (0.16%), iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (0.06%), First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (0.09%), Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.30%), Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.02%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.16%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.30%), iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.16%), WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (0.03%), Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.73%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Senior Loan ETF stock? Short selling FTSL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Senior Loan ETF as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against First Trust Senior Loan ETF? A short squeeze for First Trust Senior Loan ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FTSL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Senior Loan ETF's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FTSL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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